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Four
Ways to 3D Hearts: Part 1Software Used: CorelDRAW 9, but should be compatible with later versions
as well.

This tutorial is divided into six parts covering four techniques
for creating 3D Hearts in CorelDraw. It starts with the basic heart shape, and
also covers creating custom object spraylists
for the artistic media tool. (Continued below...)

Part
1: The basic shape

1.) First we need to create the basic heart shape. Start with
a circle. Right click on the circle and choose convert to curves.

Now you should have a circular shape with four nodes: top, bottom, left,
and right.

2.) Use the shape tool
to select the bottom node, then go to the property bar and convert it
to a cusp node.

Do the same for the top node.

3.) Drag a marquee around the top and bottom nodes, then drag
down so the top node is fairly even with the two side nodes.

You should now have a shape like the one shown. Not quite heart shaped,
is it? Let's fix that...

4.) Select the top node with the shape tool. Drag the two control
points upward to form a V shape. Try to keep the two handles symmetrical.

Do the same for the bottom node. You may need to move the bottom node
up slightly.

5.) Make sure the top and bottom nodes
are aligned vertically, and the three nodes across the top are aligned horizontally.

If you need to, you can select two or more nodes by dragging a marquee
around them, or by click-shift-clicking, and then align them with the
align nodes button on the property bar.

Continue to edit nodes to tweak the shape until you have a heart shape
you're happy with. You can use the arrow keys to move nodes and control
points more precisely.

Here's how mine turned out.

We'll be using this heart quite a lot in the next steps, so now would
be a good time to save your basic heart shape to a file.

In part two, we'll use the blend tool
to give the heart some dimension.